WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSgov) -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: Yesterday, American Bridge 21st Century Co-Chair Cecile Richards joined Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC's Deadline: White House to discuss the Republican supermajority in the North Carolina state legislature overriding Governor Roy Cooper's veto on a highly restrictive abortion ban  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced he will force a floor vote on his resolution to expel George Santos from Congress. This would force the full House to vote on the resolution to expel, potentially leading to the expulsion of Santos. Congressman Garcia was joined by fellow LGBTQ+ freshmen Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) on the House floor   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings On May 16, the Commission met in executive session. On May 18, the Commission held an open meeting. * * * Enforcement The Commission made public eight closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System. MUR 7574 COMPLAINANT: Valerie L. Watson RESPONDENT: Gregory Gandrud; Gandrud Financial Services Corporatio  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news on May 18, 2023: Ford School lecturer and former Congressman Joe Schwarz is among a handful of Republicans seeking to form a new, non-partisan, centrist political party, the Michigan Common Sense Party. Jeff Timmer, a former state Republican Party executive director who left the party in response to its embrace of former President Donald Trump and has been an operative wit  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * Ranking Member of the Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Subcommittee, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said work requirements for public assistance programs like Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) are nonnegotiable in debt ceiling talks, laying out one of his "red lines" ahead of n  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on Wake Up America on Newsmax this morning to discuss his recent trip to Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX, the ongoing border crisis, and the latest updates on the debt ceiling negotiations. Highlights from the interview include: On his recent trip to southern border, and the border crisis: "Now, if I could just paint the picture for you. This is my  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The ReidOut where he emphasized that House Democrats remain committed to avoiding a catastrophic default on our debt while extreme MAGA Republicans attempt to hold our economy hostage while catering to the most extreme members of their conference. REID: Joining me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries  more

HELENA, Montana, May 18 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Earlier this month, the Montana Democratic Party officially welcomed Sheridan County's newly-formed Democratic Central Committee. Established for the first time since 2010, the Sheridan County DemocraticCentral Committee will continue to expand their membership, register new voters and engage in organizing their communities to get Democrats elected up and down the ballot. In announcing their establishmen  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 15 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about women's reproductive health and the dangerous impacts that Senate Bill 20, the abortion ban passed by the legislature, would have on reproductive freedom in the state. "I've spent the week meeting with doctors and clinic operators who all agree that this dangerous ban would make abortion unavailable to many women and could put their liv  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 17 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement on May 16, 2023: * * * We congratulate the Republican super-majority for voting to override Governor Cooper's veto and we welcome the enactment of this reasonable legislation to protect life after the first trimester in North Carolina. Governor Cooper and the Democrats have proven themselves completely out of step with the values of the vast majority of North Carolinians on this issue. In   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her resolution calling on the Supreme Court to subject itself to the ethics code that applies to all other federal judges. The Code of Conduct for United States Judges, adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, an administrative arm of the federal judiciary chaired by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, pro  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The Ohio Legislature passed a constitutional amendment designed to effectively kill citizen-led ballot initiatives yesterday. Here's every time Frank LaRose has been called out by Ohioans and the media for putting special interests first: Conservative Radio WLW: Frank LaRose is taking his marching orders from special interests. * [00:18]: HOST: "Frank LaRose... said that we've got to get this done, got to get these  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The White House issued the following remarks on May 13, 2023, at the Howard University class of 2023 commencement address: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Mr. President, for that introduction. Dr. Morse, thank you for the incredible honorary degree. And thank you, President Frederick, for the invitation and for your leadership of your alma mater. Serena -- Student Body President, College of Pharmacy, the class speaker. (Applause.) And just remember, when you're Pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: Rep. Becca Balint joined Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Rep. Eric Sorensen (Il-17) in introducing a resolution to expel George Santos from Congress. This resolution would force the full House to vote on the resolution to expel, potentially leading to the expulsion of Santos. "Democracies don't die overnight; they erode slowly as we degrade our ethical standards and turn away from our values.   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 15, 2023, on the Child Deportation Act: * * * I rise to oppose H.R. 2, the "Child Deportation Act." I remind my colleagues that seeking asylum is not a privilege, it's a basic human right, enshrined in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I cannot support a bill that will deport unaccompanied children, end asylum, restart the disas  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, May 17 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: For over 100 years, New Hampshire has been the first primary election in the country and now the Democratic National Committee has decided that is enough. In a plan proposed by President Joe Biden and approved by a DNC vote earlier this year, the first-in-the-nation status will now go to South Carolina. The decision has been met with a lot of resistance and uncertainty and months later t  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 18 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on May 17, 2023, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan while en route to Anchorage, Alaska: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan En Route Anchorage, AK 1. Home 2. Briefing Room 3. Press Briefings Aboard Air Force One En Route Anchorage, Alaska 2:01 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right.  more